Comparison

Light vs Minnow Run

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Light

Guide a stickman through a neon world, jumping and flipping between shapes to make them glow. Navigate increasingly complex levels with moving obstacles and avoid hazards to achieve a high score. Unlock new challenges and benefits through a weekly subscription.

Highlights
  • Jump, flip, and slide between neon shapes
  • Make shapes glow
  • Collect stars to raise score
  • Navigate moving, rotating, and exploding shapes
  • Avoid lethal spikes
  • Unlock new levels weekly
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It’s a dark world out there for a teeny little stickman like you, and it’s about time you light it up. Jump, flip and slide from one neon shape to another to make them glow. Collect stars as you play to raise your score. Just when you start to feel like a stickman boss, things get complicated (or “sticky,” if you will) as you pass levels. Shapes start moving, rotating and even exploding, and lethal spikes become a constant threat to your poor little stickman life. If you miss a jump or hit a spike… you fall into oblivion! Ready to light it up? SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Subscribe to unlock 10 new levels every week + 50% off in the shop + 400 gems daily for the duration of the subscription and remove ads. - VIP membership: A weekly track (for 3.99$/week) after 3-day free trial. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - By downloading this App you agree to Crazy Labs’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use at https://crazylabs.com/privacy-policy/ and at https://www.crazylabs.com/terms-of-use/. - Please consider that this App may include third party services for limited legally permissible purposes. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

About

Minnow Run

Navigate a minnow through underwater obstacles and avoid larger fish in this one-life arcade game. Progress through day and night cycles, unlock new fish, and compete for high scores on a local leaderboard. Enjoy original chiptune music and sound effects.

Highlights
  • One-life arcade gameplay
  • Tap to swim mechanic
  • Unlockable fish
  • Local leaderboard
  • Original chiptune music
  • Day/night cycles
Features
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Minnow Run is a one-life arcade swim. Tap to swim up, stop tapping and you sink, and thread your minnow through the weeds and past the bigger fish for as long as you can. Every run starts in daylight and swims on through dusk, night and dawn. • Touch the big fish in the face for bonus points, if you dare. Grazing earns you +2! • Eight more fish to unlock, earned by score and by nerve. • Three-letter arcade profiles and a local leaderboard, so everyone on the phone keeps their own best. • Original chiptune music and sound, each with its own mute. • No account, no sign-in, nothing to buy. Free, with an occasional ad between runs. Made by a dad, tested by kids. Fish sticks!

Screenshots

Light4 screens
Minnow Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minnow Run at none against Light's 17. Minnow Run also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Light's advantage is ratings volume (194K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Light sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Minnow Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minnow Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light has 194K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Light versus Minnow Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightMinnow Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (194K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings194K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCrazy LabsMelissa Ospina

Customer experience

Light

All ratings193,612 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews622 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative14.6%

Minnow Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Light

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Revive button spawning in unreachable areas
  • Certain levels being unbeatable or glitchy
  • Ad banners obstructing gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent level updates
  • Endless/procedurally generated mode
  • Level editor and sharing functionality
  • Ability to customize character skins
  • Difficulty settings and challenge modes

Minnow Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Light

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Lit Pack3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time16
  • Gem Pack 1 for subs$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Gem Pack 1$1.99
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  • MEGA-LIT Pack for subscribers$1.99
  • MEGA-LIT Pack (no-ads)$3.99
  • MEGA-LIT Pack second purchase$3.99
  • Gem Pack 2$3.99
  • Booster Deluxe for subs$3.99
  • Super Booster for subs$5.99
  • Booster Deluxe$7.99
  • Gem Pack 3$7.99
  • Ultimate Bundle for subs$9.99
  • Gem Pack 5 for subs$9.99
  • Gem Pack 4$11.99
  • Ultimate Bundle$19.99
  • Gem Pack 5$19.99
None

Minnow Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light free?
Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minnow Run free?
Minnow Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light or Minnow Run?
Minnow Run is rated higher. Light averages 4.7 out of 5 from 194K ratings, while Minnow Run averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Light or Minnow Run have ads?
Both Light and Minnow Run show ads.

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